1. Do Now – Monday, September 9th

2. Inspirational History
September 9, 1776 – Congress renames the nation “United States of America”

3. “Ozymandias”
Rowmasters, please pass out the “Ozymandias” poem down the rows
Read the poem silently
In your notebooks, consider the following:
What adjectives describe the land?
What adjectives describe the statue?
Write 1 to 2 paragraphs: Do you think the author considers Ramses II, Ozymandias, a great builder? What are his opinions of Ramses II and his monuments?

4. “Surviving the Sahara…”
Students will be broken down into groups
Each group will receive a copy of the reading “Surviving the Sahara”
Each student will be assigned a letter in the class A – U
In your groups, you will read your assigned sections and:
1) Create a visual representation of your reading (part or whole) on the paper provided
2) In the upper right corner provide a 2 sentence summary of the dangers experienced
3) In the lower right corner define any words from your section
As a group, each student’s assigned letter must somehow connect to their group’s (how you do so is entirely and creatively up to you)

5. What was the author’s experience “surviving the Sahara?”
Each group will stand up and present their readings to the class

6. Venn Diagram – Egypt & Kush
Students will create a Venn Diagram in their notebooks
Students will work in pairs to read pages 89 to 94 and complete the Venn Diagram – identifying the main characteristics of each as well as those characteristics that are shared by both
An example is on the next slide

7. Use pages 89 to 94 in your textbooks
Egypt & Nubia (Kush)
Egypt
Kush (Nubia)
Both
Use pages 89 to 94 in your textbooks

8. Reteaching Skills – Egyptians and Nubians
Rowmasters…please silently pass out the reteaching skills sheet “Egyptians and Nubians”
Read pages 89 to 94, to complete the activity

9. Rowmasters
Please pass back the “Surviving the Sahara” handout down to the rowmasters and put back into the folders
Please pass back the “Ozymandias” handout and return back into the folder

10. Exit Ticket
In what ways did the kingdom of Kush (Nubia) exhibit the traits of an advanced civilization?
(Yes, yes I know your Exit Ticket says “…and Mali.” Focus on Kush/Nubia…relax